Bucket.



A. B. MARSTON. v

' BUOKET.

I APPLICATION I'ILED 1'33. 11, 1908. 918,686. 7 Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed. February 11,1908. Serial No. 415,431.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARGHIBALD B. Mas- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at New ()rleans, in the parish of Qrleans an State ofLouisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBuckets,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings. I

My invention relates to improvements in buckets and particularly toimprovements in what are known as dip buckets, which are used in thegathering of crude sa from pine trees in the turpentine regions of thiscountry.

An object of my invention is to provide a bucket of the class justdescribed which will be strong and durable in construction and whichwill afford ready and efficient means for removing the gum from the dippaddle used to remove the crude'san or gum from the cavity of the tree,such cavity being commonly called the box.

.In the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the bestmode now known to me of applying that principle,

Figures 1 and 2 are sectional views showing I so much of my new dipbucket as is necessary to illustrate my invention; Figs. 3 and 4 aresectional views of another form of my new I bucket; and Fig. 5 is adetail showing in ele vation the dip paddle.

In Figs. 1 and 2 there is shown one form of the mechanism for cleaningthe gum from the 7 As shown in Fig. 2, the bar-e is blade 0. at each endriveted to the wall a of the bucket and is slightly inclined to thevertical; and cooperating with this bar 6 is a held firmly between thebar 6 and the wiperf;

The blade 0 is then withdrawn; and the spaces left between the bar e andthe blade 0 and between the latter and the wiper f allow the gum to fallfreely from the blade, as the latter is withdrawn. In this form bothsides of the blade 0 are cleaned at a single stroke.

The same result is obtained by means of the structure shown inFigs. 3and 4, the

latter being a sectional view on the line A-A of Fig. 3. back uponitself for a portion of its length and its free end is slightly curved,as is shown at 70. The interval 'm between'the curved end 7c and theopposed side 72. of the bucket permits the blade 0 to be readily passedbetween the two parts of the bar 1'. Then by slightly tipping thepaddle, the two faces are made to contact with the bar, one face againsteach portionof the bar, as is shown in Fig. 4. The interval m and thedistance 0 between the parts of the bar 3' may be varied withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention;

It is to be observed that the bar 6 is firmly fastened against movementand sustains the downward pressure of the paddle blade and serves towipe the lower face thereof, while the upper face is cleaned by thewiper f.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the short bar wipes the u per faceof the paddle blade, while the long ar, which has both its ends firmlyfastened against movement in the wall of the bucket, sustains thedownward pressure of the paddle blade and serves to clean the lower facethereof. The interval m and the distance between the bars permit theinsertion, tipping and withdrawal of the paddle blade.

I claim:

1. A-bucket provided with a bar extending from side to side thereof andfastened firmly against movement at each end to the wall of the bucket;and a second bar which extends substantially parallelto the first namedbar and has one of its ends secured to the wall of V the paddle blade;the distance between said bars permitting the insertion, tipping andwithdrawal of the paddle blade.

. 2. A bucket provided with a bar extending from side to sidethereof andfastened at each end firmly against movement to the wall of the bucket;and a second bar having its ends pivotally mounted in the wall of thebucket and-extending substantially parallel 'to the first-named bar; thelatter serving to sustain the pressure of the paddle blade and In thisform the bar j doubles to clean the lower face of the same, While thenesses at said New Orleans, this the 6th, day other bar serves to cleanthe upper face of of February, 1908.

the paddle blade; the distance between said v bars permitting the readyinsertion and with- ALLHIBALD MARSTON' 5 drawa] of the paddle blade. IWitnesses:

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand EDWARD PIERsoN, 1n thepresence of the two undersigned witt CLIFFORD G. HAYs.

